How good is Alex lenn from 1 to 10

planetmars · Post #61 » by **planetmars** » Wed Dec 9, 2020 4:06 pm

This is his 8th season in the NBA.. he's not great meaning he was definitely not worthy of being a lottery pick. But he's a capable bench big. The problem is that bigs are just not as important in today's NBA as they once used to be.

If a trash player that shouldn't have been in the league is a 1. And let's say a mid-level player is a 7.. then he's about a 4 or 5. But that's mainly again because of the center position and what happened to it.

ItsDanger · Post #62 » by **ItsDanger** » Wed Dec 9, 2020 4:30 pm

Never judge a player who has been on bad teams his whole career.

Psubs · Post #63 » by **Psubs** » Wed Dec 9, 2020 4:35 pm

ItsDanger wrote:Never judge a player who has been on bad teams his whole career.

This exactly. Nurse has stated that they have been keeping tabs on Len and Baynes for a while.

I think Len defending Giannis and Embiid did not go unnoticed. Maybe they like his shooting form and project him to be able to shoot the 3, like Baynes developing the shot in his 30's (also Horford)?

Westside Gunn · Post #64 » by **Westside Gunn** » Wed Dec 9, 2020 4:35 pm

Morse Code wrote:
Westside Gunn wrote:
makeready wrote:alex len is about to steal your sunshine

not many will get this

I used to be a recording artist and I was gonna do a song with them for $500. I didn’t do it because I picked a different style, and looking back, it was a good call. Talk about a 1 hit wonder.

think about the royalties they are still getting from that

kwajo · Post #65 » by **kwajo** » Wed Dec 9, 2020 4:37 pm

jimmy keys wrote:
BigDocta898 wrote:1 bring aroujo

10 being prime shaq

11 being prime Rasho

A+

Reminds me of this image I made for the playoffs back in 2008

makeready · Post #66 » by **makeready** » Wed Dec 9, 2020 4:37 pm

Morse Code wrote:
Westside Gunn wrote:
makeready wrote:alex len is about to steal your sunshine

not many will get this

I used to be a recording artist and I was gonna do a song with them for $500. I didn’t do it because I picked a different style, and looking back, it was a good call. Talk about a 1 hit wonder.

brendan canning (of BSS) played on that song, at least he made it

Psubs · Post #67 » by **Psubs** » Wed Dec 9, 2020 4:37 pm

Westside Gunn wrote:
Morse Code wrote:
Westside Gunn wrote:
not many will get this

I used to be a recording artist and I was gonna do a song with them for $500. I didn’t do it because I picked a different style, and looking back, it was a good call. Talk about a 1 hit wonder.

think about the royalties they are still getting from that

https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/million-miles-fun-listening-lens-steal-my-sunshine-20-years-l-t-e-r

Watch on YouTube

And of course you can't become if you only say what you would have done
So I missed a million miles of fun

jimmy keys · Post #68 » by **jimmy keys** » Wed Dec 9, 2020 4:41 pm

kwajo wrote:
jimmy keys wrote:
BigDocta898 wrote:1 bring aroujo

10 being prime shaq

11 being prime Rasho

A+

Reminds me of this image I made for the playoffs back in 2008

Damn man you're a true Raps fan. :lol:

Post #69 » by **YogiStewart** » Wed Dec 9, 2020 4:42 pm

visionquest wrote:Masai and co see something in him. He's still fairly young and the Raptors might up his rating a few digits by the end of the season

they also saw something in Stanley Johnson and DeMarre Carroll

Post #70 » by **YogiStewart** » Wed Dec 9, 2020 4:43 pm

makeready wrote:
Morse Code wrote:
Westside Gunn wrote:
not many will get this

I used to be a recording artist and I was gonna do a song with them for $500. I didn’t do it because I picked a different style, and looking back, it was a good call. Talk about a 1 hit wonder.

brendan canning (of BSS) played on that song, at least he made it

Len always sucked. even when they were snowboard punk.
they're having the last laugh. probably made bank off that one song that's based off a sample

dTox · Post #71 » by **dTox** » Wed Dec 9, 2020 5:04 pm

hst420 wrote:Hell of a lot better than Gasol. He's got great per 36 stats and is a bit of a sleeper imo.

How much of Alex Lenn have you really watched?

DreamTeam09 · Post #72 » by **DreamTeam09** » Wed Dec 9, 2020 5:24 pm

The fact that he can hit 3s and take bigs off the dribble from the 3pt line will do wonders for him and our offense this year.

I'm a fan and looking forward to our new C rotation, b/c I damned sure disliked Gasol, especially last year.

ash_k · Post #73 » by **ash_k** » Wed Dec 9, 2020 5:42 pm

YogiStewart wrote:
visionquest wrote:Masai and co see something in him. He's still fairly young and the Raptors might up his rating a few digits by the end of the season

they also saw something in Stanley Johnson and DeMarre Carroll

Jury is still out on Stanley. I hope he gets the RHJ's minutes! the talent and defense are there.

Rapsalot · Post #74 » by **Rapsalot** » Wed Dec 9, 2020 5:49 pm

As a starter 2-3 as a serviceable backup C 5

Johnny Bball · Post #75 » by **Johnny Bball** » Wed Dec 9, 2020 5:50 pm

6 against the right matchups, 3 against the rest.

Not too many right match-ups though.

PT416 · Post #76 » by **PT416** » Wed Dec 9, 2020 5:52 pm

kwajo wrote:
jimmy keys wrote:
BigDocta898 wrote:1 bring aroujo

10 being prime shaq

11 being prime Rasho

A+

Reminds me of this image I made for the playoffs back in 2008

NestAIRovic

macNcheese3 · Post #77 » by **macNcheese3** » Wed Dec 9, 2020 5:58 pm

Comparing him to Araujo is a disgrace in itself. A pill would have been helpful. I give him a 4..

StopitLeo · Post #78 » by **StopitLeo** » Wed Dec 9, 2020 6:03 pm

YogiStewart wrote:
visionquest wrote:Masai and co see something in him. He's still fairly young and the Raptors might up his rating a few digits by the end of the season

they also saw something in Stanley Johnson and DeMarre Carroll

Carroll got hurt, which basically negated all of the skills he was signed for.

Stanley is just bad.

Len....are his hands still as bad as Ibaka's?

rrdjutriurt · Post #79 » by **rrdjutriurt** » Wed Dec 9, 2020 6:06 pm

ash_k wrote:though it is early in the camp, I was a bit surprised by Nurse's initial assessment about his shooting..Len has such a great form/mechanics for a big man. With his size and mobility, I was hoping that he could somehow surprise everyone and beat out Baynes for the starting spot.
His scale looks about 5.5 until further evidence under Raps uniform

If Len gets spoon fed the kind of wide open threes Marc was getting he'll be a superstar

rrdjutriurt · Post #80 » by **rrdjutriurt** » Wed Dec 9, 2020 6:19 pm

planetmars wrote:This is his 8th season in the NBA.. he's not great meaning he was definitely not worthy of being a lottery pick. But he's a capable bench big. The problem is that bigs are just not as important in today's NBA as they once used to be.

If a trash player that shouldn't have been in the league is a 1. And let's say a mid-level player is a 7.. then he's about a 4 or 5. But that's mainly again because of the center position and what happened to it.

During regular season maybe true enough. But come playoff time when everything slows down to the physicality of the half court, the big man becomes so much more important.